NH lottery players cutting back

Tuesday

NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — People have been less likely to take a gamble on lottery tickets in recent months, but ticket sales in border communities like Nashua seem to be holding strong.

According to the New Hampshire Lottery Commission, sales have been down $12 million in the last six months and sales of instant tickets, often an impulse buy, were down by about $7 million. These kind of tickets make up more than two-thirds of total dollar sales for the lottery.

But during the summer and early fall, ticket sales in Nashua held steady at about $3.3 million a month.

Sluggish ticket sales have been blamed on the bad economy. There was also a drop in sales during and after this month's ice storm.

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Information from: The Telegraph, http://www.nashuatelegraph.com

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